Critical Care Consultant with an interest in Anaesthetics
The Critical Care Unit is currently a 12 bedded combined general Level 3 and Level 2 unit with mixed medical and surgical admissions. The HDU supports major surgical specialities including Upper GI, Colorectal and Urology. Nominally 5 beds are designated Level 3 and 7 Level 2, but these numbers are flexible depending upon demand. A full range of interventions are offered, including advanced respiratory support (other than ECMO), invasive cardiovascular monitoring and support and renal support (including Dialysis). There is good support from allied health professionals including physiotherapy, pharmacy, radiology, respiratory and the nutrition support team. There is a daily visit by a Consultant Microbiologist who is also available for advice. MDT meetings are held twice per week to provide collaborative discussion on ongoing patient management.
Main duties of the job
This is a full time, post consisting of 10 PAs, of which, typically, 7 are for Direct Clinical Care plus 3 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). The post will have a primary day time and on-call commitment to Critical Care with the remaining sessions for anaesthesia, or an alternative dual specialty by mutual agreement.
On call duties are allocated on the ITU Consultant rota on a 1:10 basis. Responsibilities include an evening non-resident second-on role followed by an overnight first on-call non-resident shift. This requires telephone advice or in attendance support for the ITU resident in dealing with critically ill patients and assessment of potential admissions where necessary. The ITU consultant is also involved in the resuscitation and stabilisation of critically ill children until arrival of the retrieval team.
Job responsibilities
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise
* FRCA +/- FICM or equivalent Diploma
* CCT
* Minimum of 1 year worked within the NHS
* Accreditation in POCUS (FUSIC, EDEC, BSE)
Clinical Skills and Training
* Higher training and extensive experience in Critical Care relevant to the post.
* Higher training in and extensive experience in Anaesthesia including DGH level Paediatric Anaesthesia
* Relevant medical experience outside anaesthesia / ICM
Experience
* Leadership skills appropriate to participating in and leading a multidisciplinary critical care team
* Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
* Able to develop, present and implement ideas for service development/delivery
Teaching Experience
* Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as a clinical supervisor
* Active regular participation in teaching and training of medical and para-medical colleagues
* Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as an educational supervisor
* Extensive / formal experience in medical education including regional teaching.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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